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NURSING KNOW-HOW: EVALUATING HEART & BREATH SOUNDS
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| By: |
Springhouse |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£36.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0781792037 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780781792035 |
| Publisher: |
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS AND WILKINS |
| Pub. date: |
1 April, 2008 |
| Series: |
Nursing Know-How |
| Pages: |
384 |
| Description: |
Part of the "Nursing Know-How" series, this book offers how-to guidance on the techniques for evaluating heart and breath sounds. It features Know-How icons that offer tips on where to listen with the stethoscope, how to differentiate sounds, what technique works best, and how to evaluate findings. |
| Synopsis: |
This volume of the new Nursing Know-How series offers how-to guidance on the latest techniques for evaluating heart and breath sounds. The book is written in paragraph and bulleted format, with numerous illustrations and flow charts. Know-How icons offer expert tips on where to listen with the stethoscope, how to differentiate sounds, what technique works best, and how to evaluate findings. Case Clip icons present real-life emergent scenarios, showing what the nurse heard and how the rapid response team intervened to avert crisis. Age Alert icons offer guidelines on age-specific differences in sounds and assessment techniques. An accompanying audio CD contains over 80 heart sounds and over 60 breath sounds, keyed to the text. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations (some col.) |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Lippincott Williams and Wilkins |
| Returns: |
Returnable |